{"id":75444,"date":"2019-09-30T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T16:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=75444"},"modified":"2019-12-03T09:39:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T09:39:27","slug":"2-million-gtd-monster-series-kicks-off-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/2-million-gtd-monster-series-kicks-off-in-style.html","title":{"rendered":"$2 Million Gtd Monster Series Kicks Off in Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest edition of the Monster Series<\/strong> kicked off in style on Sunday 29th September with 25 events crowning their champions. A cool $288,585 had been paid out.<\/strong> Thank you for your fantastic support.<\/p>\n

Each of the completed events cost between $0.22 and $22 to enter, yet all featured big guarantees in relation to those buy-ins. Who won the biggest prizes on the opening day of Monster Series? Keep reading to find out.<\/p>\n

horyshet Triumphs in Monster Series #03-H: $75K Gtd PKO<\/h2>\n

Monster Series #03-H: $75K Gtd PKO<\/strong> drew in a massive crowd of 3,891 entries who created a guarantee-busting prize pool of $81,711. Half of this large sum went on the heads of each entrant with the remaining 50 percent shared among the top 536 finishers.<\/p>\n

Each of the finalists banked more than $650 when bounties were considered. \u201cSole008\u201d<\/strong> was the first finalist to bust, their eighth-place exit yielding a combined prize worth $695. Everyone else padded their partypoker bankrolls with a four-figure score.<\/p>\n

\u201cturbosystem\u201d<\/strong> won $1,286 after losing their stack to bust in seventh-place, while \u201cKryderr\u201d<\/strong> netted a cool $1,409 after crashing out in sixth-place. $1,449 went to fifth-place finisher \u201crivershark\u201d<\/strong> but \u201cSapnuPuas\u201d<\/strong> had been busy eliminating foes and their $1,952 main prize pool prize was boosted by $1,178 worth of bounties for a combined $3,130.<\/p>\n

This was a similar prize to what \u201cJirvey\u201d<\/strong> collected for third-place, which was worth a total of $3,395. Their exit left \u201csessezinho\u201d<\/strong> and \u201choryshet\u201d<\/strong> to fight it out heads-up for the title. Second-place went to the former and this was worth $6,050 while the latter scooped the title and $7,603, all for a $22 investment.<\/p>\n

Monster Series #03-H: $75K Gtd PKO Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\nBounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nhoryshet<\/td>\n$4,667<\/td>\n$2,936<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nsessezinho_cwb<\/td>\n$4,656<\/td>\n$1,394<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJirvey<\/td>\n$2,991<\/td>\n$404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nSapnuPuas<\/td>\n$1,952<\/td>\n$1,178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nrivershark<\/td>\n$1,343<\/td>\n$106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nKryderr<\/td>\n$913<\/td>\n$496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nturbosystem<\/td>\n$642<\/td>\n$644<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSole008<\/td>\n$416<\/td>\n$279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Silviosantos99\u201d Turns $22 into $7,624<\/h2>\n

Another huge score was awarded in the Monster Series #01-H: $50K Gtd PKO<\/strong> which only cost $22 to enter yet featured a massive $74,046 prize pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cSilviosantos99\u201d<\/strong> was the main beneficiary of this monster-sized prize pool as they were that last player standing. First-place in this event awarded $4,256 but this was bolstered by $3,368 worth of bounties for a combined $7,624.<\/p>\n

A large percentage of that bounty payment was on the heads of \u201cDaEtoZhestko\u201d<\/strong> who busted in second-place for a total prize weighing in at $5,367.<\/p>\n

The final eight players had navigated their way through the majority of the 3,526-strong crowd and any of them would have been a worthy champion. \u201cWHYNOT3399\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cCarpHunter78\u201d<\/strong> were the first final table members to fall by the wayside. WHYNOT3399 collected $579 with CarpHunter78 reeling in $920.<\/p>\n

These players were joined on the rail by \u201cescream11\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cstu ungar22\u201d<\/strong> who scooped $1,100 and $1,516 respectively before \u201cBabyShark 1kk\u201d<\/strong> busted in fourth-place for $2,273 but not before putting the annoying song into everyone\u2019s heads! Baby shark do do do do do do!<\/p>\n

The penultimate elimination was that of \u201cTeddy-KBG\u201d<\/strong> who put in the performance of a true rounder before running out of steam in the final stages. Third-place weighed in at a combined $3,173.<\/p>\n

Monster Series #01-H: $50K Gtd PKO Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\nBounties<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nSilviosantos99<\/td>\n$4,256<\/td>\n$3,368<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDaEtoZhestko<\/td>\n$4,246<\/td>\n$1,121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nTeddy.KGB<\/td>\n$2,731<\/td>\n$442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBabyShark 1kk<\/td>\n$1,789<\/td>\n$484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nstu ungar22<\/td>\n$1,236<\/td>\n$280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nescream11<\/td>\n$843<\/td>\n$257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nCarpHunter78<\/td>\n$586<\/td>\n$334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nWHYNOT3399<\/td>\n$380<\/td>\n$199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

howIbetUrmother Locks Up First Non-PKO Title<\/h2>\n

It wasn\u2019t only the PKO events that drew in big crowds on Day 1 on Monster Series as Event 2 was a Deepstack tournament with the $11 buy-in edition attracting 3,695 entries. The mammoth-sized $40,000 prize pool was distributed among the top 472 finishers, a min-cash worth $26 and first place almost $6,200.<\/p>\n

The perfect name for Monster Series, \u201cmegalodon-br\u201d<\/strong> was the first player to bust from the final table, a finish worth $387. The extinct species of shark was joined by \u201cRonaldDump\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cunorthodox\u201d<\/strong> who cashed for $598 and $860.<\/p>\n

Next to bust was \u201cKubaks\u201d<\/strong> who got their hands on the $1,260 fifth-place prize, the first four-figure prize of the tournament. \u201cvyhraju\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cyaahl\u201d<\/strong> then crashed out for prizes worth $1,824 and $2,784, setting up an enticing heads-up battle between \u201cpasoperopago\u201d<\/strong> and \u201chowIbetUrmother\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

howIbetUrmother is an incredible screen name and the one that finished on top of the payout table. First-place weighed in at $6,181 with our runner-up walking away with $4,332.<\/p>\n

Monster Series #02-H: $40K Gtd Deepstack Final Table Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nhowIbetUrmother<\/td>\n$6,181<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\npasoperopago<\/td>\n$4,332<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nyaahl<\/td>\n$2,784<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nvyhraju<\/td>\n$1,824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nKubaks<\/td>\n$1,260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUnorthodox<\/td>\n$860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nRonaldDump<\/td>\n$598<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nmegalodon-br<\/td>\n$387<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Check Out Today\u2019s Schedule<\/h2>\n

Don\u2019t worry if you missed out on glory on Day 1 of Monster Series because there are plenty of chances to win big for a tiny buy-in today. This link<\/a> has the full Monster Series schedule, including details of the awesome main events.<\/p>\n

Also, if some of the higher buy-in events are out of the constraints of your bankroll, why not try to turn $0.50 into a $22 ticket by playing our Monster Series SPINS<\/a>? You never know, it could be you we\u2019re writing about in the coming days.<\/p>\n

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The latest edition of the Monster Series kicked off in style on Sunday 29th September with 25 events crowning their champions. A cool $288,585 had been paid out. Thank you for your fantastic support. Each of the completed events cost between $0.22 and $22 to enter, yet all featured big guarantees in relation to those<\/p>\n

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